The LHC Group Build - General Discussion

[NARSES2]

Right it's a little bit early but as I'm going to be away for a few weeks I wanted to get the boards set up before I go.

[Leading Observer]

Thanks for the early opening Given who one of the Moderators is, I assume longer wings are mandatory?

[PR19_Kit]

Thanks for the early opening Given who one of the Moderators is, I assume longer wings are mandatory?

That's Rule 10................. 

[The Wooksta!]

I was thinking of a Cranberry B.(I) 8 fuselage as a basis for an enlarged 4 engined Mosquito strategic bomber, with 48th Airfix Mosquito wings and some repurposed Sabre engines.

[PR19_Kit]

That's EXACTLY the sort of thing the GB was intended to produce. 

[The Wooksta!]

And there's the early version of the P.1103 which looks like a bigger Hunter. 

The other one I like the idea of is something like the MiG 21 prototype that has a Eurofighter style intake and canards, that Camm thought of repurposing a Hunter to try that layout.  Sure I have all the bits too, although I like a twin two seater, maybe with P.1083 wings.

[Dizzyfugu]

This topic does not ring many bells yet; I have a vague Hunter project in the back of my mind that might enter hardware stage thorugh this GB, though, and an Airfix Lightning w/o a plan yet.

[zenrat]

In our discussions about the rules Chris, Kit and I covered the possibility of someone building something LHC derived using no parts at all from LH C kits...


...and I did say that if anyone was going to do that then it would be Lee.

[The Wooksta!]

The irony is I have all the bits for one of the things I want to do which is along those lines, plus the moulds and some of the bits for another.

[Spey_Phantom]

its been a long time since i last built something for a Group Build, and i was planning on building an Area 88 BAC Lightning (from "The Escape Killers"). so count me in 

[PR19_Kit]

There you are  then, the LHC Group Build, almost all things to al men. 

[Steel Penguin]

Nils  if you do im looking forward to that 

[AeroplaneDriver]

Definitely in for this one with at least one build, hopefully more.  I've done 5 whif Hunters over the years but no Lightnings or Canberras so I probably should branch out. 

[AeroplaneDriver]

Anyone ever seen the horrifically bad 90s sci-fi film "Wing Commander"?  In addition to its terrible plot this abomination of a film chopped up real Lightnings and a Canberra to turn into spacecraft.  Truly criminal but it has me thinking...

[sandiego89]

This one seems to be generating good interest, with some already putting placeholders on their builds! I need to put my thinking cap on.  As a US based WHIFFEER, none are especially iconic here, I did not see my first Hunter until rather recently, and have yet to see a EE Lightning in person.  Martin built Canberra's are pretty well represented, but tend to get over shadowed by other US bombers at museums.